Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland
Menachem Mirski[/caption]We live in times that are ideologically polarized. Although this polarization often seems to be more evident and severe in the “virtual world” (internet, media), the “real world” is not immune. It is then we experience its effects much more painfully. This “virtual polarization,” is[…]
[maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://polishjewsreviving.org/kazanie-na-miesiac-dumy/” ] Being an LGBT person in Poland is a sport discipline requiring a will to fight and fortitude. A few years ago I would have compared it to a 3000m steeplechase race. It is an exhausting athletic discipline, but after the first lap around the stadium you already know what to expect, […]
[maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://polishjewsreviving.org/w-poszukiwaniu-utraconej-wiosny/” ] This spring and early summer did not conform to the plan I had for them. In late March, I was supposed to submit my rabbinic dissertation; I was looking forward to celebrating my grandmother’s 93rd birthday in Poland in April; I planned to combine my placement visits to Newcastle Reform Synagogue […]
Beit Warszawa, 12 June 2020 – It has been said that the Past is not dangerous, because one has, after all, survived it; the Present is not really dangerous, because otherwise one would hardly be here; but the Future bears unknown risks and the future is where danger, potentially, lies. Hence so many of us are afraid of the Future and what it may bring. This is legitimate; we are biologically influenced to look ahead, to look round corners, to look for[…]
